M

y lay still, but my mind was a storm. How could

y. The audacity... the arrogance... the filth, that man is an arrog

g my arms tighter around myself. "I won't

en he walked in, James Bolton like he owned the world and everything breathi

cent of alcohol following him like a shadow, a responsible h

ared at him, cold and numb. Inside me,

his skin apart for treating me like property. And confusion, because despite e

. "I hope you thought over what I said last night. You should've..

eartless monster like you, you must be mad. Abso

AC

hot, loud, sudden. My face stung with s

ugh the cold walls. "Do you even know the favour I'm doing for you? Yo

e kind that came from a place

the others. Let her enjoy the company of those sava

d in. They grabbed me like I was nothi

oat burned. If death was easy, I

**

sex, and something far worse, hit me like a punch. Twenty girls. Crammed into one filthy room. Faces

mach c

het of water at me earlier. She was look

You really said no to the boss? Wow, what a stu

rls, girls who know how to please a man. But he chose you... this walkin

from the room, al

itter pill. They were low, broken... and st

ed. "All I see here is a bunch of

ish, they pounced.

s. Slaps. T

eezed until my vision blurred

ILTHY HANDS

boomed lik

s Bo

nd backed away as he march

shouted. "T

rried me away. I was sure he hated me.

**

rm water, and expensive towels. My body was sore, b

door crea

wly, quietly, like a li

as before. "You're even more beautiful when you're

the bed, wea

f blood off my lip. "You don't have to be scared of me, Emi

g my cheek with his l

neared min

skin, warm and tempting. And

L

rder than bef

but this time, he didn't slap back. H

t me. His expres

too low to hear, "You're

way. The door s